This time, “The Guardian” took a closer look at young players from 2004. The list of 60 players includes, among others, Youssoufa Moukoko with Borussii Dortmund, Gavi from FC Barcelona, Luka Romero from Lazio, Hugo Felix from Benfica (Joao Felix’s brother) or Emre Demir from Kayserispor, whose transfer to Barcelona has been announced in recent weeks.
One Pole on the list. “People asked how old she really was”
One Pole was included in the list – Kacper Urbanański. The student of Lechia Gdańsk currently represents the colors of the Italian club Bologna FC, where at the end of last season he had the opportunity to make his debut in Serie A.
“In December 2019, 15-year-old Urbański became the second youngest player in history top league. He was watched by many clubs, with Everton and Wolfsburg in the lead. COVID stopped the quick transfer, but Bologni manager Sinisa Mihajlović felt he had seen enough to get him into Serie A without seeing him live, “the justification said.
“He moved to Italy with his whole family (his brother Dominik is perhaps even more talented) and then he studied Italian for several months. He was not shy when he entered the team. His compatriot Łukasz Skorupski he was asked how old this boy really is. At the end of the previous season, Urbański made his Serie A debut at the age of 16 and 8 months. In this way, he became the sixth youngest foreigner in the history of Serie A and the youngest Pole to play in Europe’s TOP5 leagues “- added.
List of the greatest talents of “The Guardian” from 2004 – “Next Generation 2021”:
Valentin Barco (Argentina, Boca Juniors), Luka Romero (Argentina, Lazio Rome), Joshua Rawlins (Australia, Perth Glory), Mohamed Toure (Australia, Adelaide United), Luka Reischl (Austria, Red Bull Salzburg), Pierre Dwomoh (Belgium, Royal Antwerp), Romeo Lavia (Belgium, Manchester City), Aleksandar Kahvić (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade), Angelo (Brazil, Santos), Matheus Nascimento (Brazil, Botafogo), Savinho (Brazil, Atletico Mineiro), Vinicius Tobias (Brazil, Shakhtar Donetsk/ Internacional), Nikola Iliev (Bulgaria, Inter Milan), Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (Canada, Toronto FC), Miguel Monsalve (Colombia, Deportivo Independiente Medellin), Marko Brkljaca (Croatia, Hajduk Split), Jeppe Kjær Jensen (Denmark, Ajax Amsterdam), Maiky De La Cruz (Ecuador, Liga de Quito), Badredine Bouanani (France, Lille), Mohamed El Arouch (France, Olympique Lyon), Lesley Ugochukwu (France, Rennes), Linus Gechter (Germany, Hertha Berlin), Youssoufa Moukoko (Germany, Borussia Dortmund), Abdul Fatawu Issahaku (Ghana, Steadfast FC), Giorgos Koutsias (Greece, PAOK Thessaloniki), Kristian Hlynsson (Iceland, Ajax Amsterdam), Himanshu Jangra (India, Delhi FC), Marselino Ferdinan (Indonesia , Persebaya Surabaya), Giacomo Faticanti (Italy, AS Roma), Samuele Vignato (Italy, Monza), Karim Konaté (Ivory Coast, ASEC Mimosas), Shio Fukuda (Japan, Kamimura Gakuen High School), Jesús Hernández (Mexico, Queretaro FC), Livano Comenencia (The Netherlands, PSV Eindhoven), Ernest Poku (The Netherlands a, AZ Alkmaar), Ri Il-song (North Korea, April 25 Sports Club), Dashmir Elezi (North Macedonia, Szkendija Tetowo), Andreas Schjelderup (Norway, FC Nordsjaelland), Elias Solberg (Norway, Juventus), Julio Enciso (Paragwaj, Club Libertad), Kacper Urbanski (Poland, Bologna FC), Goncalo Esteves (Portugal, Sporting CP), Hugo Félix (Portugal, Benfica Lisbon), André Gomes (Portugal, Benfica Lisbon), Catalin Vulturar (Romania, Lecce), Sergey Piniajew (Russia, Krylja Sowietow), Samed Bazdar (Serbia, Partizan Belgrade), Gavi (Spain, FC Barcelona), Julen Jon Guerrero (Spain, Real Madrid), Rafael Obrador (Spain, Real Madrid), Cristian Mosquera (Spain, Valencia CF), Williot Swedberg (Sweden, Hammarby IF), Alessio Besio (Switzerland, St. Gallen), Josué Doké (Togo, West African Football Academy), Burak Ince (Turkey, Altinorde), Emre Demir (Turkey, Kayserispor), Jegor Jarmoljuk (Ukraine, Dnipro – 1), Malick Sanogo (USA, Union Berlin), Evan Rotundo (USA, Schalke 04), Nicolás Siri (Urugwaj, Montevideo City Torque).
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